沛 meaning and stroke order
Abundant, copious, full
How to write 沛, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 沛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- copious
- abundant
How 沛 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Circulating 巿 water 氵, representing a flood.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 沛
Water 氵 on the left and 巿 on the right, which the etymology hint reads as water circulating around and around until it floods. Picture water swirling so fully that it overflows, and you have the idea of abundance.
沛 (pèi) rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in set words like 充沛 (chōngpèi) and the idiom 精力充沛 (jīnglì chōngpèi), used for energy, rainfall, emotion or resources that are plentiful. Example: 他每天都精力充沛。(Tā měitiān dōu jīnglì chōngpèi.) He is full of energy every day.
Common mistake: The right side is 巿 (fú), with a vertical stroke running straight through from top to bottom. It is not 市 (shì, market), which has a separate dot on top. Many learners write 沛 with a 市 shape. Also keep the fourth tone: pèi, not pēi.
Common words with 沛
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
沛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 沛
How many strokes are in 沛?
沛 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 沛 mean?
沛 (pèi) means abundant, copious, full. A common word with it is 充沛 (chōngpèi), meaning "abundant; plentiful".
How do you pronounce 沛?
沛 is pronounced pèi, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 沛?
The radical of 沛 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 沛 under this radical.
Is 沛 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 沛 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 充沛 usually describe?
充沛 (chōngpèi) usually describes energy, physical strength, rainfall, or feelings. Examples are 雨水充沛 (yǔshuǐ chōngpèi), plentiful rain, and 感情充沛 (gǎnqíng chōngpèi), full of emotion. It is not normally used for countable things like money or food.
Is 沛 used in names or place names?
Yes. 沛县 (Pèi Xiàn) is a county in Jiangsu, known as the hometown of Liu Bang, founder of the Han dynasty. 沛 also appears in given names because of its positive meaning of abundance.